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Progress 13

Launched

May 23, 1982 · 05:56 UTC

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Summary

Progress 13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 23, 1982 at 05:56 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,592nd launch, 41st this year and humanity's 2,566th orbital launch attempt. It was the 279th Soyuz U flight and the 14th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-13, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 270 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress 13 (Progress 13 (No.114)). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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Vehicle
Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
279th Soyuz U flight · 14th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,592nd launch41st this yearhumanity's 2,566th orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year

Spacecraft

Progress 13 (Progress 13 (No.114))

Progress 13 (Russian: Прогресс 13), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Salyut 7.

  • Destination: Salyut 7
  • Mission length: 13 days
  • Docked May 25, 1982 at Salyut-7 aft

The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

51.6°Inclination
193 × 270 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
89.0 minPeriodfrom mean elements
339.6°Ascending node
16217 d agoElement epoch1982-05-23 05:45 UTC · stale

Progress-13 · NORAD 13210 · 1982-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1982-047A
Epoch
1982-05-23 05:45:24 UTC
Mean motion
16.18217036 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0058787
Inclination
51.6008°
Ascending node
339.5712°
Arg. of perigee
91.388°
Mean anomaly
269.3873°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
0
B*
0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component

  • Progress-13 · NORAD 13210 · docked May 25, 1982

Soyuz-U No. 283 Blok-I · re-entered May 25, 1982

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Progress 13 was an uncrewed Progress 7K-TG cargo spacecraft that delivered propellant, water, food and equipment to the Salyut 7 space station. It was the first Progress sent to Salyut 7. After unloading it was undocked and destroyed on reentry.

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1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

189th launch from 1/5, 2nd this year · 630th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Local pad time at liftoff: May 23, 11:56 AM GMT+6, in daylight

487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

9 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Progress 13 launch?

Progress 13 launched on May 23, 1982 at 05:56 UTC.

Where can I watch Progress 13?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Progress 13?

Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet

Where did Progress 13 launch from?

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was May 23, 11:56 AM GMT+6 local time at the pad.

What orbit did Progress 13 reach?

Progress-13, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 270 km orbit inclined 51.6°.